Panel Moderator: Candace Iskowitz, IBHS Director of Public Affairs; Panelists: Fred Malik, IBHS FORTIFIED Program Manager; Jim Hayes, President, CrownTeam Texas, and Fire Marshal Cliff Hunter, Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District

4. FFSL

19. Hurricane Ike Devastated
the Gulf Coast of Texas
4,000 Homes Destroyed on
Bolivar Peninsula!!!!

34. FORTIFIED NATION
“Stronger Structures, Stronger Communities!”
“The Story”
Shelter-in-Place
If You Can’t Evacuate
During a Wildland Fire!
Clifford
F.
Hunter,
A
Fire
Marshal’s
Perspec>ve
Rancho
Santa
Fe
Fire
Protec>on
District
November
2010
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36. FORTIFIED NATION
“Stronger Structures, Stronger Communities!”
“The Story”
What it is Shelter-in-Place?
• Sheltering-­‐in-­‐place
is
a
system
approach,
for
protec>ng
homes,
in
a
community
from
wildfires.
• These
communi>es
were
built
to
specific
construc>on
standards
including
landscaping
review.
This
has
allow
residents
who
are
unable
to
evacuate
during
a
wildfire
to
remain
inside
their
igni>on-­‐resistant
house
un>l
the
emergency
is
over,
which
generally
last
about
15
minutes
depending
on
weather
condi>ons.
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37. Shelter-in-Place
System Components
(Class-­‐A) Roofing
Boxed or
Heavy Timber
Eaves
Ember Intrusion is the main cause of structure lost in wildland fires!
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38. FORTIFIED NATION
“Stronger Structures, Stronger Communities!”
“The Story”
Why was it Designed?
• Too many Structures lost to Wildland Fires!
• Over 9,000 Structures lost in San Diego
County in the last 40 years, alone!
• To reduce the loss of Life and Property in San
Diego County!
We could not solve the Wildland Fire problems
by using the same kind of thinking we used for
the last 30 years.
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39. How do you get Communities
to buy into the concept?
Influencing
the
way
society
thinks!
– Rela5onships,
Emails,
newsle:ers,
Annual
Reminders,
Signage
•
Developing
a
partnership
with
all
Stakeholders
 Providing
graphic
examples
of
success
and
failure
of
structures
aUer
Wildland
fires.
• Who
are
the
Stakeholders?
 Developers
 The
Fire
Service
 Planning
Departments
 Building
Officials
(Using
Science
&Tes>ng)
 Landscaping
Designers
 There
are
many
more,
the
list
is
endless!
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40. FORTIFIED NATION
“Stronger Structures, Stronger Communities!”
“The Story”
Direction of the fire
San Antonio Rose Court
Structures Can Stand
Alone!
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41. Shelter-In-Place Communities:
The Bridges, Cielo, Crosby, Bel Etage (Santa Fe Valley) and 4S Ranch
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42. Photo
Source:
LACoFD
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43. Evacuations May not Work!
Australia
–
February
2009
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44. Is Shelter in Place
effective?
• Yes!
3,500
homes
saved,
not
a
single
SIP
home
lost
to
the
2007
Witch
Creek
Fire!
• 2007
Witch
Creek
Fire
was
the
first
wildfire
to
come
through
the
area
since
the
SIP
communi>es
were
developed.
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45. What’s Next for the
•
program?
Con&nued
Maintenance
for
shelter
in
place
communi&es!
Why?
•
Homes
sell
every
3
to
5
years
on
an
average.
•
Con&nue
developing
the
partnership
with
the
Insurance
Companies
and
Real
Estate
business.
•
Develop
a
beFer
understanding
of
the
cost
benefits
in
developing
Stronger
Structures
and
Stronger
Communi&es!
•
Con&nued
doing
aIer
ac&on
studies
of
Wildland
Fires
by
doing;
•
A
beFer
job
of
damage
and
saved
assessments
•
Finding
beFer
methods
and
solu&on
to
building
materials,
for
structures
in
wildland!
•
Looking
at
the
complete
system
design
and
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outside
influences.

46. San Diego County
Building & Fire Code Updates Program
Success Based Upon Loss Rate
October 2003 Wildfires*
• 15,000
structures
in
the
fire
perimeter;
loss
rate
of
17%.
• 400
structures
built
using
‘01
building
codes;
loss
rate
of
4%.
October 2007 Wildfires*
• 8,300
structures
in
the
fire
perimeter;
loss
rate
of
13%
• 789
structures
built
using
‘01
building
codes;
loss
rate
of
3%.
• 1,218
structures
built
using
‘04
building
codes;
loss
rate
of
2%.
*Data from San Diego County Building Department – Clay Westling Building Official
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